John Traut is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos Wealth Partners, he worked at firms including LPL Financial, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Traut serves as a firefighter with the New York Fire Department. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients through approximately 366 advisors. The firm offers advisor-managed and model portfolios, third-party manager programs, a range of financial planning services, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing an open-architecture approach that integrates multiple external platforms and tools.

Joseph Block is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Sunbridge Capital Partners, Foreside Fund Services, Fiera Capital Inc., and City National Rochdale. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Christopher Judge is a financial advisor at SPC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining SPC and Sigma Financial Corp in 2025, he spent 27 years with Commonwealth Financial Network and Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. He also conducts limited fixed insurance sales at a branch location. SPC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large network of advisors and provides tailored, discretionary investment advice through various account programs and strategic partnerships.

Christopher Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC, having joined the firm in 2026. Prior to that, he worked at UBS Financial Services and UBS Asset Management from 2003 to 2026. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer, offering a range of investment and placement services through its integrated platform.

Oliver Davis is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2019, he worked at Tiverton Trading and spent four years affiliated with the University of Rhode Island. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients through a combination of financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes model portfolios, affiliated and third-party strategies, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Joseph Edmondson is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors holding a Series 66 credential and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning, Ltd. for 11 years and Equitable Advisors for 17 years, with overlapping tenure at Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with offerings that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Brian Dragotto is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Bank of America, and Merrill. Outside of advising, he contributes articles for the International Planning Alliance. Brian is part of Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a combination of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs featuring both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Steven Arietta is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CMG Financial Planning Ltd and Equitable Advisors, with overlapping time at AXA Advisors, LLC. Arietta serves as a Reserve Deputy with the Rockland County Sheriff's Reserve, an all-volunteer force supporting full-time law enforcement. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Matthew Stack is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Ramsey, NJ. He holds the CFP® designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2022, he worked at Evercore Group LLC and Modera Wealth Management, LLC. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using customized portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and sponsors various wrap-fee and model-based programs.

Neil Westerduin is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Hawthorne, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes 11 years at Chadwick Wealth Management, LLC, and he has operated Neil Westerduin CPA LLC since 1989. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers a range of fiduciary and investment services, including plan design, compliance testing, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Lorely Machin is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. She has been with the firm since 2003. Wells Fargo Investment Institute provides institutional research, manager due diligence, model portfolio construction, and asset-allocation guidance primarily to Wells Fargo wealth and fiduciary businesses and select external clients. The firm operates through specialized divisions that deliver equity and fixed-income analysis, long-term capital market assumptions, and model portfolio solutions without exercising investment discretion or holding client assets.

Dominique Vitalis is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior work includes roles at Carson Wealth, Taylor Financial, Royal Alliance, Bank of America, Merrill, Global Vision Group, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, and Georgetown University. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved in flipping residential properties. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Robert Hashim is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at GWFS Equities, INC, New York Life Investments, and entrepreneurial experience running Hashim Design NYC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients, delivering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Eileen Suppo is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, Suppo operates as an independent insurance agent involved in the sales of fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable and corporate clients through financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage and insurance product distribution. The firm employs a mix of affiliated strategies, third-party managers, and commission-based product sales within its dual-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Anthony Pirro is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Scarsdale, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and over 14 years of industry experience. He also operates Anthony G. Pirro CPA PC, providing accounting and bookkeeping services since 2011. Pirro has been affiliated with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2006 and has offered accounting and tax services through his own practice since 1981. Money Concepts Advisory Service (MCAS) serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and portfolio strategies, combining model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, using fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Anthony Marotti is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked for 13 years at Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC. He is president of the Anthony Marotti Memorial Scholarship Foundation, which supports youth sports through scholarships and donations, and serves on the board of the Union College Fighting Dutchmen Gridiron Club, a booster organization for the college football team. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory, using customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and combines its enterprise scale with a broad selection of model and wrap-fee options.

James Sahagian is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and also provides investment advisory and financial planning services through Ramapo Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a family-owned Unishippers franchise, assisting with financial matters and general guidance. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management solutions alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Nicholas Capezzuto is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at StoneX Financial Inc., Ameriprise, and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Outside of advisory services, he acts as a consultant for knowledge-on-demand firms Alphasights and Dialectia, providing insights on advisory services to brokerage houses and banks. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through Steward Partners-branded solutions and third-party managers.

Margot Tubul is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and KeyBank. Tubul also has experience with the Soref JCC. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, including wrap-fee offerings and separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client direction in model selection and provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence of third-party advisory products.

Jeremiah Buden is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lincoln Investment and has previously worked at Agia and Valic Financial Advisors. He serves on the advisory committee for The Gotham Fund, a nonprofit endowment supporting the Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, model portfolios, and operates as both an SEC-registered RIA and a broker-dealer, managing a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies.